What is Electronic Muscle Stimulation?
How Electronic Muscle Stimulation works:
Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is an internationally accepted
and proven way of treating muscle injuries. It works by sending
electronic pulses to the muscle needing treatment; this causes
the muscle to exercise passively. Electronic Muscle Stimulators
Stimulate, Re-educate, Massage, and Build Muscle. Muscle stimulation
is acheived by using an Electro Stimulation Machine to send low
frequency electric pulses through muscle tissue causing them to
gently contract. In this way the muscles are passively exercised
and blood flow is increased. Carbon based Electrode pads are placed
on or around the muscle or muscle group to be stimulated. Then
a frequency, intensity and duration is chosen based on the specific
result desired.
Electronic Muscle Stimulators (EMS) are used for both medical
treatment and cosmetic purposes (conditioning and toning). Medical
conditions treated by Muscle Stimulation include: Muscle Spasms,
Long-term Disuse after Fracture or Prolonged Bed Rest, Strengthening
for Joint or Muscle Injury, Immobilized Limbs, Atrophy Prevention,
Bell's Palsy, Stress Incontinence, Muscle Weakness, Improving
Muscle Tone, Muscle Spasticity following a Stroke, and Personal
Fitness Training.
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What is the difference between TENS and Muscle Stimulation?
How Electronic Muscle Stimulation works:
Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is an internationally accepted
and proven way of treating muscle injuries. It works by sending
electronic pulses to the muscle needing treatment; this causes
the muscle to exercise passively. Electronic Muscle Stimulators
Stimulate, Re-educate, Massage, and Build Muscle. Muscle stimulation
is acheived by using an Electro Stimulation Machine to send low
frequency electric pulses through muscle tissue causing them to
gently contract. In this way the muscles are passively exercised
and blood flow is increased. Carbon based Electrode pads are placed
on or around the muscle or muscle group to be stimulated. Then
a frequency, intensity and duration is chosen based on the specific
result desired.
Electronic Muscle Stimulators (EMS) are used for both medical
treatment and cosmetic purposes (conditioning and toning). Medical
conditions treated by Muscle Stimulation include: Muscle Spasms,
Long-term Disuse after Fracture or Prolonged Bed Rest, Strengthening
for Joint or Muscle Injury, Immobilized Limbs, Atrophy Prevention,
Bell's Palsy, Stress Incontinence, Muscle Weakness, Improving
Muscle Tone, Muscle Spasticity following a Stroke, and Personal
Fitness Training.
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What is does Single, Dual or Quad Channel mean?
Generally, the electronic muscle stimulator signal is between two electrodes or on a single channel. Therefore, the user can apply electrode stimulation to one site per channel. A dual channel device allows for stimulation in two locations using 4 electrodes and a quad channel device can use up to 8 electrodes. It is not necessary to use all of the channels available on a device, but each channel requires a pair of electrodes.
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What are Electro Muscle Stimulator (EMS) Modes?
The modes of the device refer to preset stimulation effects with changes to pulse rate, pulse width, modulation, frequency and sometimes amplitude. These modes are sometimes programs that start off at a certain rate and then proceed to other modes of stimulation. The purpose of these modes are to help the user quickly and effectively apply a therapy that is suitable for an individual treatment. Stimulation can be very specific to an area of the body and to the intention of the therapy.
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Why use Silver Electrodes instead of Carbon Electrodes?
Silver Electrodes refer to carbon electrodes that include a thin layer of silver between the pad and the backing where the actual wire connection is made. This silver forms a better connection between the wire lead and the electrode, and distributes the electricity more uniformly across the pad. Silver Electrodes are slightly more expensive to produce, but they are substantially more effective at delivering the electrode stimulation treatment to the effected site. Whether you are using a TENS unit, Muscle Stimulator, Interferential unit or a Galvanic unit, you will get a lot more out of it using a silver coated electrode.
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